NAM.1974-06-36-23

Manuscript notes, Wimbledon February 1855. Advocating the substitution of bay horses for black for the Household troops proceeding to the Crimea. From notes and memoranda which may have formed the basis for essays or lectures. From a collection of 69 manuscript notes by General Sir Henry Murray written between 1815 and 1860. Discuss all aspects of the British Army and the art of war, but most relate to the British Cavalry. Many are concerned with the optimum qualities of a cavalry horse.

Crimean War (1854-1856)